NDLI: Govindan Vs. State Represented By The Deputy Superintendent of Police

Content Provider	Supreme Court of India
e-ISSN	30484839
Language	English
Access Restriction	NDLI
Subject Keyword	Sentencing Quantum of punishment
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Law Judgement
Jurisdiction	India
Act(s) Referred	Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)
Case(s) Referred	Referred Case 0
Case Type	Appeal
Court	Supreme Court of India
Disposal Nature	Appeal Allowed
Headnote	Sentence / Sentencing – Quantum of punishment – Appellant convicted by trial court u/s.304(II) IPC and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for ten years – Conviction and sentence confirmed by High Court – Issue before Supreme Court limited to quantum of punishment – Held: With regard to quantum of sentence, it all depends on background facts of the case, antecedents of the accused, whether the assault was pre-meditated and pre-planned or not, etc. – In the present case, there was a dispute with regard to pathway, which the complainant’s family members were claiming from the land of the accused – The incident occurred in front of the house of the accused and when the female family members of the accused were assaulted, the appellant in retaliation seems to have assaulted the family members of the complainant – Trial Court itself recorded that the de facto complainant’s family members were the aggressors and they tried to disturb the peaceful possession of the accused from their land – The same was not questioned either by the State or by the complainant – It was also clearly held by the Trial Court that it was not a premeditated or pre-planned incident and happened during a sudden quarrel – Findings recorded by Trial Court have become final – Fit case to modify the sentence, to meet the ends of justice – Sentence imposed on appellant modified to two years’ rigorous imprisonment – IPC – s.304(II).
Judge	Hon'ble Mr. Justice R.Subhash Reddy
Neutral Citation	2021 INSC 915
Petitioner	Govindan
Respondent	State Represented By The Deputy Superintendent Of Police
SCR	[2021] 9 S.C.R. 515
Judgement Date	2021-12-17
Case Number	1665

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